Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1303 - 57: On the Verge

Chapter 1303: Chapter 57: On the Verge

Mu Nianqi appeared before everyone with a ghost-like seriousness, silently passing through the window, her movement smooth and fluid, devoid of any worldly distractions.

Seeing Queen Mu return, even Dantai couldn’t keep his composure; his bottom seemed to have springs as he jumped up, urgently inquiring about the situation.

Clones have a method to test empathy telepathically; hence, they absolutely didn’t misidentify anyone, nor were they worried about their secret meeting being discovered by their originals. Dantai had been monitoring the surroundings early on and had set up a shielding stance. If anyone approached, he would immediately notice.

"You eradicated another team?" Bai Guo exclaimed excitedly, "Now we are sure to win."

Mu Nianqi snorted coldly and didn’t speak. Her attitude was like pouring cold water over everyone’s heads, dousing their cheerful flame.

"Why don’t I see the Group Leader? Is he possibly laying an ambush?" Jing Xiang asked hurriedly, her face changing slightly, sensing something ominous, "He couldn’t be dead, could he?"

"What are you blabbering about? Given the other team’s strength, how could Tang Zheng possibly be dead?" Bai Guo glared at Jing Xiang, unable to restrain his scorn, "You pretend to be foolish too much; have you turned into a real fool now? Can you not think through your impoverished brain before speaking?"

"Hurry up, do you want to kill us with suspense?" Qin Yan urged, tempted to punch the woman.

"The mission failed? Because of Tang Zheng?" Dantai crossed his arms and sat back down, "Right, my original is not easy to deal with anyway. Letting them escape counts as normal."

"What are you so proud about? That’s the original, not you?" Qin Yan frowned, although it was just a remark made in exasperation.

Queen Qin knew that clones were exact replicas of their originals, even copying memories formed after birth, with only minor differences in soul and personality.

"Sometimes I don’t even know, are we considered as the original person? I vividly remember being bullied for the first time in first grade," Xu Biyun sighed, "But, I clearly appeared just in this round!"

"Why overthink it? Replacing the original and surviving is what’s most important." Dantai pulled out his cigarette pack, tapped its bottom, and a cigarette flew out. He caught it in his mouth and lit it with a lighter, "Haven’t you noticed? Our personalities differ from the originals, showing no pretense, all true emotions flow out. Look at Bai Guo, even daring to talk back to me. If it were the original, who would dare to do so?"

"Why should our mission be harder than the originals’?" Jing Xiang begrudged, smashing the water cup in her hand.

"What are you doing? Do you want to draw more attention?" Mu Nianqi scolded sharply.

The clones’ mission was to complete the game and kill their originals; only then would they earn the right to replace them and survive in reality.

"Stop talking nonsense, let’s continue the topic. If we can’t kill all the originals and have used the exemption card, what happens when two identical people exist after we return?" Bai Guo asked, biting his nails impatiently.

"The original must be killed, Snow White does not need to be fought," Mu Nianqi concealed some information. In fact, while chasing Dantai’s team, she discovered that clones only need to kill their own originals to almost complete their mission. They could even replace the originals and infiltrate the real team without needing a total annihilation of the team.

Of course, she dared not say those words, otherwise, the clone team would directly collapse, losing the basis for cooperation.

"Hmph, she’s probably lying!" Watching a slightly impatient Mu Nianqi, Dantai sneered inside.

"You still haven’t answered, where did Tang Zheng go?" Bai Guo didn’t trust Mu Nianqi, still believing the Group Leader to be reliable.

"That guy doesn’t care about the big picture, he’s just a twisted perfectionist, insisting on killing Snow White and the Evil Queen to achieve a perfect victory," Ruan Feifei wrapped in blue lightning, shot into the room as fast as the wind, leaving no trace.

"Are the others nearby? It seems like Dantai’s team has entered the Crystal Palace," Dantai blew out a smoke ring, giving a glance at the worried hostess, "How many originals have you killed?"

"Dozens!" Ruan Feifei changed the subject, "Everyone is well-ambushed, we don’t have much time, we need to act fast."

"I didn’t ask the newbie. Looking at your expression, you probably haven’t killed any Conqueror originals, right?" seeing the hostess’s silence, Dantai clicked his tongue.

Qin Yan and the others also frowned, cursing in their minds the uselessness.

"This isn’t our fault? It’s all Tang Zheng’s fault; he didn’t find Dantai’s team interesting as they didn’t even have a Hero Tier Four, so he went off alone to challenge the BOSS. It’s already not easy for us to make them flee in disarray," Ruan Feifei was frustrated, blaming the individualistic Group Leader.

"You guys don’t be too anxious, Dantai’s team is all badly wounded, some nearing death, they won’t last long," Pang Meiqin jumped into the room as well, "As for Tang Zheng, he soloed Beauty and the Beast, killing the Frog Prince, three dwarfs, and Snow White’s Evil Queen, securing an SSS Grade prop."

"Don’t worry, with that prop, this place is essentially our main battlefield. As long as it’s a team battle, if Tang Zheng doesn’t want his team annihilated, he’ll have to come, and we’ll definitely win," Gu Xueqi entered the room and looked around, frowning. "Where’s Li Xinlan?"

"She’s dead, a fool who thought she had captured Tang Zheng’s heart, but she didn’t get to use him before she died," Dantai shrugged.

"Why did you also come up?" Ruan Feifei, far less arrogant than her flesh self, had her face full of lingering worry, "Be careful not to be discovered."

"Are we still short of people? Did they also die?" Gu Xueqi waved her hand, unconcerned with answering the anchorwoman’s question.

"They’re with Tang Zheng," Dantai took a breath. "We can start the battle, but can you guarantee that stubborn group leader would show up?"

"I’m not sure," Ruan Feifei confessed honestly.

"Definitely," Mu Nianqi and Gu Xueqi obviously had more tricks up their sleeves and persuaded everyone else, "Even if he doesn’t show up, we’re still sure to win."

"You guys are kidding, Tang Zheng is too strong." Bai Guo finished speaking, and the others agreed. Throughout their journey, everyone had witnessed Tang Zheng’s strength; even Dantai felt uneasy.

"A bunch of cowards, we can arrange for someone to lure away Tang Zheng’s flesh itself, then use Mu Nianqi to restrain her own flesh, the rest of the scum wouldn’t stand a chance against us," Gu Xueqi provided the tactical plan.

"I think it’s possible, with strength in numbers. If we can’t win, then we might as well be dead," Pang Meiqin blasted out another shocker, "According to the Queen’s information, Snow White is very strong, trying to kill her might cost us half of our people."

"Then why is Tang Zheng going for a one-on-one fight? Is he insane?" Jing Xiang was astounded and found it unbelievable.

"A maniac’s world, you wouldn’t understand!" Dantai gave up on pursuing the group leader’s responsibility and began fulfilling the role of a strategist. "Is the Dantai squad also in the palace?"

"Yes!" Ruan Feifei saw Dantai getting into his element and breathed a sigh of relief; during the week-long pursuit, they had witnessed the vice group leader’s cunning strategies.

"Let Lu Fan divert Tang Zheng. We’ll tell the others that Mu Nianqi is a fake, and everyone will gang up on her," Dantai had many concerns and took out a pen and paper, sketching and scribbling, "Ai Yixin, Old Soldier, Qin Yan, must block the entrance, don’t let her run into the palace."

"What if those real bodies don’t believe us? It could cause a melee, wouldn’t it be better to kill them off first?" Pang Meiqin had many questions, each person was brainstorming, looking for the best plan, "I think Xueqi’s tactics aren’t bad."

"If the real bodies don’t believe, or even hesitate, that’s enough, because most people generally choose to stand by in uncertainty, afraid to act rashly, giving us time to kill Mu Nianqi," Dantai planned from a psychological perspective, specifying plans, "Of course, if someone acts, just claim they’re fake, kill them instantly, we absolutely can’t give them a chance to speak."

"Why don’t we enter the palace and break them one by one? Wouldn’t that give us an absolute advantage?" Ruan Feifei was very worried, looking for the safest method.

"That would introduce the greatest variables, everyone is blind to the environment inside, trying to regroup there could become a problem," Dantai shook his head.

"Why don’t we kill Tang Zheng first? He has the best equipment, once acquired, armed Mu Nianqi, her combat power would skyrocket, killing a real body would be as easy as flipping one’s hand," Qin Yan puzzled.

"You’re wrong, Tang Zheng’s prestige is too high, he might sway the undecided real bodies with just a few words while if Mu Nianqi dies, no one would take up her cause, who lets the priorities differ," Dantai checked the weapons, but his heart sneered coldly, he wanted to leave a backdoor, using the clone’s attack well, could dispel Tang Zheng’s suspicions and continue to lurk, playing a win-win spy game.

Meanwhile, in the room where Tang Zheng was resting, Lin Weiguo, Pang Meiqin, Lu Fan, and Gu Xueqi were either sitting or standing, but Song Xin’s four weren’t sure what he was planning.

"There’s an imposter among the team!" Tang Zheng’s statement stunned the attendees.

"Yeah right, they also worked hard when fighting the Boss, didn’t they?" Zhao Dongtao disbelieved, "Could there be a mistake?"

Lu Fan’s heart skipped a beat, but he recovered quickly, showing an enlightened expression, "No wonder, I knew something was off."

The others remained silent, waiting for what was to come.

"Based on my estimation, once the squads enter the palace, it’s quite likely they’ll be defeated one by one, so be very careful," Tang Zheng had observed and cleared these individuals of suspicion, but his cautious nature still observed their expressions, seeing no anomalies.

"So why don’t we strike first?" Jing Lan had no affection for the old teammates, trusted no one but classmates, ready to kill if needed.

"It must be uncle uncertain about their authenticity, anda he also wants to use them to kill the Boss?" Lu Fan, very astute, guessed Tang Zheng’s dilemma. (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to qiidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)